#but anyway :)

[midnitecafe]

[payidaresque]

i really don't think all galadriel feels is pride though. sure, her pride got hurt because sauron decieved her (and she trusted him), and she wants to slay him because she wants to say "i am nothing like you see me" (which is not entirely true, by the way), but her feelings are actually much more complex than that and it can't be categorized and narrowed down to one word. which is why i love her: she is just as complex as sauron

she trusted him. and as far as i've known this galadriel, trust is not something that comes easy to her. and she's not exactly a "chatty type" either, but somehow (let's put aside all the "evil incarnate" bs for a second, and just look at this as if it's a relationship between 2 normal people), she met someone (halbrand) who understood her, is probably as stubborn as her, someoone who didn't tell her what to do (and she's been told what to do by EVERYONE: elrond, gil-galad, her brother- and who knows who else), and just... accepted her for who she was? even tho they weren't nice to each other at first

halbrand helped her, she considered him a friend, they fought beside each other, she opened up to him about her feelings (which is not an easy thing to do even for a human, not to mention an elf). she felt the connection between them when he was just a human to her

so yeah, hurt pride is involved for sure, but beneath that is so much more: the pain, because galadriel feels like gave sauron too much and he exploited it, the anger, because she feels that even though she knows who sauron is now, she misses that feeling she had when he was halbrand, and she's not supposed to miss it, she's supposed to despise sauron and everything related to him now, but as i already explained in this post, she can't do that, because the connection they had (still have — but it's sort of a different connection now) is too strong, and it's fear because she also knows that not everything sauron said on that raft is a lie (which is partially confirmed by adar's speech from ep 6 by the way)

yes, she wants to slay sauron because he is a threat to her kind and all ME, but she also wants to slay him because in her mind, that way she'll be free of him and every feeling she has for him.

but whether it'll solve the matter or not, is actually up to Galadriel herself: slaying him won't change anything if she doesn't want to forget him

anyway. i love me a complex female character ✨

[random-jot]

I hadn't seem a direct comparison about this yet, but I can't be the only one who twigged how similar these two scenes were right? Honestly been thinking about this ever since Whole Cake.

[i-may-be-an-emu]

Do you ever go through something hard and your first thought is “oh I can write a fanfic about this happening to my blorbo”

[bookwyrminspiration]

what do we think of ro

Oh, the potential. I loved her when she was first introduced--her humor and blunt nature were a breath of fresh air. She provided an alternate pov on the lost cities, the kotlcrew, the dynamics.

She's the princess of the most hated, mistrusted, demonized species in the series, the lone ogre in the Lost Cities (until Bo) kinda against her will. She has to stay strong, and loud, and unbothered; no one can know she misses home or they'll use it as an opening against her.

Her bluntness helps propel certain scenes and moments forward, forcing characters to acknowledge their feelings instead of sweeping it under the rug like they've been doing the whole series. Her confidence and competence are charming

For all that, I'm down. However, recently she's fallen into a rut; her entire personality is being not like everyone else (she HATES sparkles and loves KNIVES and OOZE! 😱😱)--and meddling in sokeefe. Practically every single scene we can count on her to comment or push--past the point of the characters' comfort. Some prodding was necessary and fun, but at this point jesus christ give it a single rest.

We've gotten nothing new since she was introduced. It's become, to me, incredibly annoying. She doesn't have to tease and invade every single moment to still have her invested charm. If we could get some variety I'd be down again, but man

I also covered some of this in this powerpoint I did on Ro for Roisin's first reading rumble :)

[anidealistatbestburntoutatworst]

ah the cocoon phase…. what a time… what a time

[blahlahblash]

They overreacted a bit. Just a wee bit.

Part 2

[occudo]

Make a confession, face your crush- Love Archives the new visual novel going to Steam- well, never, but I thought it would be funny.

[ionomycin]

Mother of Pearl

[reallybadblackoutpoems]

the crucible (1953) - arthur miller

“ough”

[martiniluvr]

“human beings in a mob”

“what’s a mob to a king?”

“what’s a king to a god?”

“what’s a god to a nonbeliever who don’t believe in

anything?”

[secretly-a-trekkie]

theyre scheming probably

[clemenlush]

pulling ur face close

wanting the inmost

[nimuello]

my poor pookies you deserved better 💔

[maidenofcrows]

Too many jokes about Kaz becoming Wylan’s father figure. Not enough jokes about Wylan and Jesper adopting Kaz. Not in a child-parent way, but more of a feral cat way.

[shepscapades]

Finally: The Official DBHC Etho Reference Sheet!

I had to clarify that the “current” look is for Season 9, because I’m not sure how or if he’ll change for s10 yet! The “current” version is essentially his updated “default” look! Thought I might mention also that “Back Around” on the loose timeline lineup at the bottom is a reference to a song on his playlist in which he takes some time away from everyone after re-deviating to re-remember and find himself <3

Side note: Etho wears his mask under his chin mostly just around bdubs, but he starts wearing it down more often around doc, tango, or others who are used to seeing the damage. More than anything else, he’s sure to keep it for protection purposes when he’s outside working, exploring, or anything else that isn’t just hanging and chatting with friends :]